India vs Sri Lanka 2012 Schedule & Players

It is announced by ICC that Indian tour to Sri Lanka will start on Saturday, July 21, 2012. Sri Lanka has organized an international bilateral series, India vs Sri Lanka 2012. India tour to Sri Lanka 2012 will feature 5 ODI and only one T20 match in July-August 2012 that will be hosted by Sri Lanka. India tour to Sri Lanka 2012 bilateral series is the part of International Cricket Council’s new approach, Future Cricket Tour Programs to promote the game to every corner of the world. First ODI match in this 2012 bilateral series would be played between Sri Lanka and India on July 21, 2012 at 14:30 local time at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota.

Asian cricket giants India and Sri Lanka will take on in pure and uninhibited cricketing action in the middle phase of 2012, while India tour to Sri Lanka will be happening. These two teams have shown a healthy competition for approximately decades. India and Sri Lanka had faced each other in the Finals of the Cricket World Cup 2011, where India won by beating the Sri Lanka. It is believed that this series will be an even contest as India’s form in the ODI format has been fine over the past few years and Sri Lanka has also performed well. This tour will end with a T20 match at Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy.

Almost every cricket lover is eagerly waiting for this bilateral series to know who will be top spinner on this cricket pitch with interesting fight between cricket bat and ball. India will go to Sri Lanka on the 19th July. Some cricket websites such as cricinfo, star cricket, and sky sports offers newest cricket score on India vs Sri Lanka 2012 bilateral series. If you live in North America, then you can watch this series live on internet with the use of cricket willow website. It is expected that tickets of India tour to Sri Lanka 2012 will be available at www.vaigogo.com and you can also book tickets for Sri Lanka vs India, first ODI match there.

Virender Sehwag and left-arm pacer Zaheer Khan have been recalled to play the five-match ODI series. Sachin Tendulkar, Ravindra Jadeja, and Harbhajan Singh will not play in this series. Some new comers such as Ajinkya Rahane, Ashok Dinda Rahul Sharma and Pragyan Ojha have made their way in this series. However, the squad for Sri Lanka has been not announced yet.

India squad for Sri Lanka tour 2012:

• MS Dhoni (capt)
• Virender Sehwag
• Virat Kohli (vice-capt)
• Gautam Gambhir
• R Ashwin
• Umesh Yadav
• Ashok Dinda
• Suresh Raina
• Vinay Kumar
• Rohit Sharma
• Pragyan Ojha
• Ajinkya Rahane
• Manoj Tiwary
• Rahul Sharma
• Zaheer Khan

Sri Lankan players for this tour are not announced yet.

Schedule of India vs Sri Lanka 2012:

Date and Time	Match Details and Series
Sat Jul 21 14:30 local | 09:00 GMT	1st ODI - Sri Lanka vs India Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota
Tue Jul 24 14:30 local | 09:00 GMT	2nd ODI - Sri Lanka vs India Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota
Sat Jul 28 14:30 local | 09:00 GMT	3rd ODI - Sri Lanka vs India R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Tue Jul 31 14:30 local | 09:00 GMT	4th ODI - Sri Lanka vs India R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sat Aug 4 14:30 local | 09:00 GMT	5th ODI - Sri Lanka vs India Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Tue Aug 7 19:00 local | 13:30 GMT	1st T20 - Sri Lanka vs India Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy